Whatever happens on Sunday, it’s been a wonderful season.
We can’t finish any lower than seventh, we’ve already beaten last season’s points tally and there’s still the Europa League to follow.
If you’d asked any Wolves fan at the starting pistol I’m certain 99.99% would have been delighted with such a result.
There have been off days, even since the restart, but there’s always been a response and the feeling that those setbacks have made the team stronger.
Seven points (which should have been nine) from the last three matches after the disappointment of back-to-back defeats underlines the resilience of the group.
It’s an injustice we’re not heading to Stamford Bridge knowing a victory would secure our own place in the Champions League and anyone who looks at the decisions we’ve had to endure over the 37 matches couldn’t argue with any degree of credability.
Chelsea
There was no arguing about the result against Chelsea back in September. They well and truly walloped us.
Wolves completely broke down after falling behind to a wonder strike from Tomori and Tammy Abraham exposed our defensive frailities.
But there’s no Jesus Vallejo this time, no Traore at wingback (we hope) and no concerns about confidence or handling the workload. They’re going to get our best this time.
Their defeat to Liverpool the other night underlined their performances over the season, which is to say, plenty of goals of scored but way too many conceded.
I watched the second half of their game against Palace recently and again, they dominated for long periods but then looked likely to conceded every time Palace came forward towards the end.
If they want to compete with the very best next season they’ll need to significantly improve a defensive record of 54 goals conceded. Brighton have conceded 53.
They only need a draw on Sunday but it’s hard to imagine them being anything other than gung-ho, as that’s been the approach all season.
The home end
Some thoughts lifted from the pre-match thread on The Shed End forum.
It’s gonna be a nerve wracking final day! In the good old days when we had a proper keeper and defence, I would bet everything we would see this game out without too much trouble. With this motley crew i”ll still be sh*tting myself if we’re 2 up with 10 mins left.
We’re playing for the CL qualification and Wovles are playing for the Europe League qualification. A game with a lot of weight. The only positive things I saw from the game against Liverpool are the subs and as a team we didn’t give up and kept playing. Our backline including the GK is pretty awful, I really hope that for this game our players understand the importance of the game. We have a great chance to get into the CL and we have the ability to do it.
I fully expect Wolves to go for the win. Although top 4 is out of their reach, they do have something to play for in that a win might guarantee them a Europa spot. The first goal will be vital in a game like this. If we can score first it will hopefully settle any nerves and that will help. Although a draw is enough for us, it will be a nervy finish if we are all tied towards the end, especially knowing our defence and goalkeeper.
Wolves
Nuno has rotated in the last few games and you can’t argue with the results.
One constant though has been Daniel Podence and he was again productive against Crystal Palace, scoring his first Premier League goal and asking plenty of questions. I expect him to start again unless Nuno prefers the 352.
There’s nearly a fortnight until the Olympiakos game so this is just about picking the best XI and extracting every drop from the squad.
Predictions
Well done to Paddy, Pauluswolf, Graham from Horsham, theDOOGooder, Iceni Wolf, Prawny, oldandwise, kiwiwolf, vicsmith, JackoMac, WOLFSTROKER, Stafford Road Steve, St. Kitts Wolves, Matt Cook, Marnhull Wolves, Happy Wanderer, CorbyWolf and London wolvesloyal for all correctly forecasting the 2-0 win over Palace.
Going into the final prediction of the season vicsmith leads the way at the top of the overall table but both IceniWolf and MILDENHALL WOLF could still win it. Good luck to all of you.
As always, if you want to join in, simply leave your prediction in the comment section below using the boxes provided.
That’s where you’ll find my best guess.
Up The Wolves!
Why not?
They play nice football and have plenty of attacking menace, but there’s definite frailty there to be exposed. If we can work our way into the contest and get Traore into the game, we can do the damage.
Who plays in the back three alongside Boly and Coady will be another interesting one, not least because it determines which side Boly is deployed. That could be a pivotal decision given their threat from wide areas.
I think Man Utd will steamroller Leicester, so Chelsea probably won’t even need a point, but it would be nice to turn the screw anyway as pay back for what they did to us at Molineux.
Gonna be interesting their defence can be a shambles their attack can get anything so goals galore me thinks
Second must win on the trot, though this will be harder than Palace
Their defence is leaky and we can exploit this.
Another season and Europe, more points than last year and above Aresenal + Tottenham would be great, plus this years Europa to come!
COYW
You are very funny, you all wrote here as if you are playing Norwich city at home.This is Chelsea, wolves won’t even get draw, you are loosing.
Game started already Ayomi you mentioned we are loosing, the only thing loosing at the mo is Lampard’s sleep with the thought of facing The Mighty Wolves.
How’s your brother doing at Rangers, Ayomi? Did ok for us on loan a few years back.
It might have escaped your notice Ayomi, but you are not playing Norwich at home either. Last season you just about scraped a draw with a last minute equaliser from Hazzard. Hazzard is no longer going to be a hazzard (he’s left to join a big club) so expect more of the same without the stuffy equaliser. VAR will be your only chance.
Have you noticed that opposing fans regularly provide their e mail addresses. Must be looking for some ‘pen’ pals!
Or could it be an IQ problem?
No pressure there defence is fragile great record in the smoke.
Nuno is KIng
I have always believed that poor decisions even out over a season but VAR has certainly scuppered our CL chances- 4 points in the Leicester games for starters. Still a great season though with Europe in our sights. Yes, a difficult game in prospect but for the first time since the re-start we are the unfancied underdogs. Chelsea expect to win and I see our unbeaten record in London continuing. 352 for me with Donk in midfield. Jota to start and fireworks after the hour when Traore/Podence and Neto are introduced. Bring it on.
chelsea will show yu what it means…
Thanks for the constructive, well thought out comments Abel.
Not very bright you Chelsea chaps are you!
Not sure who are the thickest!
These Chelsea fans or the arsenal ones a couple of weeks ago!
It’s a tough call but I’m going for a draw
Utw
I am not worried about the outcome of this game I am worried about the Cold War coming with China and the impact on our owners and their enthusiasm for the investment ! Sorry about the politics but it is highly relevant to us .
A look at their statistics supports the view that they are susceptible to set-pieces. Which leads to the happy prospect of Traore, Podence et al running at them and winning fouls. Moutinho is the master of balls whipped in to the likes of Jiminez and Boly etc or maybe Doc making a run to the far post. And please no short corners.
My gut feeling is we will win.
I have no idea how many Wolves fans post on other club’s blogs, but I find it highly complimentary that we get comments from other fans on ours.
Scared.
That is all there is to it.
They know we owe them a thumping, we are unbeaten in London, and we can upset their tissue paper defense.
Home advantage is non existent, we’ve got almost two weeks until our next game, so, caution to the wind, Dr. N, let’s rip these cockney ponces a new one!!
If Liverfool can put 5 past them, so can we.
It’s also very pleasing to see that two of the so called top six aren’t!
Tropical Storm Hanna on it’s way to South Texas, gonna be wet for a day or two.
Wolves 5 Chelsea 1
Yo best keep indoors, ar kid, Hanna seems to be gaining strength. BTW has anyone heard from Tim since lockdown, can you put out a APB?
It’s time for Clive’s prediction to be correct. ???
Yep … we owe them alright and nick …the Chinese wont pull their money out , our grandchildren will be speaking mandarin
Wolves to win two nil
Our grandchildren might well be speaking Mandarin mate.
Maybe even our children.
But it will be with a Black Country accent.
Well ar!!
Chelsea’s defence is one rung above shite and their goalkeeper is of similar ilk.
However their midfield and attackers are well above average with Pulicic definitely a world class player in the making.
Fireworks from our boys this definitely will not be therefore. We’ll be playing it extremely cagey and concentrating on Nuno’s favourite word, “shape ” to keep their danger men at bay.
This will almost certainly be a tedious affair for the neutral but we’re not neutral and this is one match where the result is going to be much more important than style. We’ll nick it with the only goal, of course.
By the way, boys, please don’t give away stupid free kicks outside the box as our collective hearts won’t be able to stand it.
Nuno will probably decide to keep Saiss as a bench warmer because of this as his rashness could prove costly.
We certainly owe them one and Nuno likes playing in London.
Would love to give them a real thumping but a win will do for me.
What a shame this match won’t be played in front of the fans. It ought to be a corker. Last of the season, must win for both sides, in the evening summer sunshine, two exciting teams to watch and with the promise of a load of goals one way or another. Whoever correctly predicts the exact score line for this one deserves, ooh, probably about 16 points – which by some happy coincidence would be about the number I would need to win the prediction league.
Talking of the prediction league congratulations to whoever ends up at the top. For my part I am more than happy with my current position of 13th for my first season. Let’s hope I can strengthen in the summer.
Back to the match. Difficult to see it ending in a draw given the circumstances. We’ve shown a more clinical side to our finishing in the last couple of games and their defence has been dodgy so we should hope to bag at least a couple. However, they have scored 3 in 4 of their last 6 games, two of which were against two of the traditional top 6.
So, with regret, I am going to tip them for the win in a classic ding dong.
We have got to have shots on target, and plenty of them. Their keeper was atrocious the other evening and we need to exploit that at every opportunity.
Yes, we’ve had a great season but I do think it would still be a little sad if we did not play in Europe next season.
We have a project and high quality players bought into that by dropping down a level or two and coming to a Championship club. To date, the club have stuck to their word and we now have a great squad of players, seemingly tightly bonded.
A couple of good quality additions during the next window should make us even better.
Would be nice to hand back to Chelski what they gave to us earlier this season, then again, it would be nice to keep a clean sheet – 5-0? Bit much to ask for? These are funny times for all but I’ll try and put a realistic prediction down.
We love a trip to the capital. On our day can give anyone a run for their money. Will be an entertaining game. As has been said, no silly free kicks given away in front of goal. Attacking line up and exploit their defensive frailties.
Let’s go out in style.
I don’t like how everyone (not just this blog) is giving Podence up over Jota.
I think Jota is the better start. Podence seems more like he should come on at 60 with Adama to cause even more trouble.
Jota hasnt been amongst the goals of late but his work rate and the way he runs through defences, for me, is more valuable then podence at the minute.
I love these big clubs fans having to google around for blogs against them, to solidify they are the bigger club. I guess the table doesn’t really show it anymore ;).
I don’t see chelski doing anything next season, I think top 4 will be United. Liverpool, City and INSERT A TEAM HERE.
Our form in London is amazing, Really think if we just play like its a qualifying game we will be fine.
UP THE WOLVES!
Bring it on!
Let’s finish the season with a good game, end up in 6th position leaving me a very happy bunny.
Thirteen days rest, some shrewd purchases in the transfer window and then drive on in the same manner we did in every game In the EL, with the exception of Braga at Molineux and finish off the EL as Cup winners.
Thus giving us an amazing season again and knocking one of the Media sweethearts out of the CL and replacing them with the Mighty Wolves.
Dream scenario, Chelski, Spurms and Arsenholes out of the top 4, then dump Man U out as we win the cup.
One more dose of Shitty VAR decisions then onto some decent refereeing decisions in Europe.
As Thomas said, ” a great season” let’s make it a fantastic one, these Wolves players do have it in them and love a big stage, (and London).
Chelsea 1
Wolves 3
Five teams from England are allowed in the Champions league Stu, so if we win the Europa the top four will still get in. The only way 4th won’t get in is if Chelsea win the Champions league (nigh on impossible) and also finish out of the top four (possible).
Thanks for that info SP, as long as we can sneak in to repay the injustice of those last two individual minutes Vs Burnley and Sheff Utd. Hunky Dory will be Moi.
Wolves 2
Chelsea 1
My head says maybe a loss.
My heart says perhaps a draw.
But my manly… gargantuan… perfectly formed… (but safely tucked away inside my Derek Dougan autographed undercrackers) bits, are sticking out for a win.
And wherever they point, I must follow.
Ask the PMDG’er.
I’ll have what Stuwolf is having
Let’s treat this game like a warm up
For Europa Cup heroics
Bring that trophy home and qualify for CL
Now THAT is a season to remember
Good game to end a good season
Let’s go on and give the Europa a really good go
At the start of the season I was almost wetting myself in anticipation of this match. I’m a short walk to Stamford Bridge and everyone at work knows I’m a Wolf, so I would get first refusal for our hospitality seats. The trouble with hospitality areas is that you can’t overtly support the opposition team, so that’s a problem when Wolves are playing! Last season a bloke behind me was supporting Wolves and he was nearly slung out when we scored. At least I’m free to dance around in front of the TV when we win on Sunday. You wouldn’t want to do that in a couple of Chelsea pubs I know! Many of you will know the nearest pub to Stamford Bridge called the Chelsea Pensioner, which is full of anything but elderly blokes in red uniforms. Looks like every scary bouncer in London drinks there.
From what I can see we only need to equal Spurs’ result to qualify for the EL. I’m backing Woy to snap Palace out of their welegation-style form and send Jose home in a huff.
Just a few points between two evenly matched teams with both having something to play for
This could be a classic
The first goal is crucial as always ( don’t think we have lost a game when getting the first goal this season) so we can play them on the counter where they are vulnerable
This is just another warm up for the Europa though where we will reach our peak so undefeated in the capital for the season will do nicely for now.
Come on you wolves
Look let’s face facts ! We have achieved more points than last year scored more goals and conceded less – that’s even before we play foul mouthed Lampshades team ! A win would be perfect but whatever the result we should all hold our heads up high as dedicated Wolves fans !
Plus added bonus if the vile avoid defeat and with the Tesco bag twats Miraculously getting promoted. – that’s as guaranteed 12 points bonus before the season has even started !
And six from Leeds, lest we forget!!
Oops forget about them ! Shows how much an impression they have made !
I have been in consultation with Blodwyn the psychic Basking Shark at Dudley Zoo. Although Blodwyn supports Cowdenbeath she is taking a keen interest in the Chelsea v Wolves game on Sunday and will be in the Saracens Head watching all the action. From a specially built bath tub. Any way Blodwyn confidently predicts a humdinger display from WWFC and says that a bloke who looks like Conor Coady was at the zoo the other day and said it will be 4-2 to Wolves. I said did he have a grade 3 crew cut and a scouse accent. She said yes. Who would have thought it. Conor Coady at Dudley zoo. So there we have it. Blodwyn also said Stockley Park will be infested by a plague of locusts sent from above by none other than Derek Dougan. Great. No more ghastly decisions then. Its nailed on. 6th place and 62 points. Chelsea 2 Wolves 4.
Interesting how the top 2 spots were decided quite some time ago, but the teams in 3rd-7th have it all still to play for, and all 5 teams will be playing to win. I think it’s going to be an exciting last day of football, whatever the outcomes.
I firmly believe that this Wolves team is capable of beating anyone on a good day, and has beaten better teams than Chelsea already. They definitely need to play their best and take their chances. Jota, Neves, Jimenez, Doherty, Adama, … all of them need to find their magic and produce.
I’m backing them to win this. I know they can!
We are Wolves!
Would be nice to finish on a win but I think we would need to reach the top end of our scoring record to do it and I can’t see us doing that.
1 – 1
Whatever happens Sunday we have had a great season but it is still tinged with a little bit of ‘ what if’ but after 38 games you finish where you are supposed to.
On to the game it’s self Chelsea at the moment look full of goals at either end but I don’t expect Nuno to let it become a basketball game. Wouldn’t surprise me to see the return of 5-3-2 sit in and wait for their mistakes. I fancy us to get a point but i have a funny feeling Palace will get something. So it’s a top six finish secured then onto the Europa.
I’ve been looking forward to another of these top six games, and expect our players to put on a 110% high energy performance. Nuno will probably focus on containing them in the first half as usual, but I’m banking on our attacking players to find that magic they’re capable of.
\it’s good to have the Europa matches to entertain us in August, and next season is only a few weeks away.
Yet another ‘must win’ game and for sure I’m feeling it’ll be a ‘will win’ game. With the importance of getting a result focusing the minds of our players, our defence will be an impenetrable wall for the first sixty mins. Then as Chelski begin to panic, we’ll unleash our mighty attackers and put ’em to the sword. Easy as that.
We may concede in those last, frantic thirty minutes, but we’ll score more than them. And that, after all, if the idea of the exercise.
So here we are … at last .
The final day of a season we almost didn’t finish.
Whatever happens its ended up a very intriguing one .
V.A.R being one of the major talking points along with covid , no fans, conspiracy theories surrounding getting the mancs into the top 4,romain saiss being a constant liability, adama traore becoming a superstar oh! its been a joy of a season we almost never had.
And now chelski, what do we do about chelski ?
Simples, do what nuno does best play it tight first half then rip them to bits last half hour.
This means 5-3-2 with saiss returning and the donk in midfield where they are strongest.If saiss gets booked move willy over and bring on viagra to stiffen up the back 5 or pull the donk back and bring on gibbs white to run around like a chicken with a blind fold on.
Seriously though whatever formation nuno opts for if they play to the top of their collective game we have the beating of chelski all day long.
As for them ??? well they are scoring a few goals but have completely lost it at the back so i will give them one and probably the first one so they get all cockney then we bring on the big guns and wipe the floor with them .
As i said simples.
Good luck o the lads after another great season, and especially in the Europa League. It is so heartbreaking not to be able to attend, but, at least we are true contenders in any game.
As someone else mentioned, I am somewhat selfishly disturbed by our politicians’ anti Chinese rhetoric at present and fear it may have some unpleasant outcomes for ourselves. Just when you think Wolves are back, something unforeseen and detrimental to our progress lifts its nasty head. Let’s hope for a great game and result on Sunday from a Chelsea team who can be frightening going forward…
We’ll learn a lot about which way the land lies, Debenham, from the upcoming transfer window. We’re not a club which sells it’s prized assets. So far.
Looking forward to this game so much. A chance to measure ourselves against a top four side with something positive and real at stake on the last day of the season. And we know that we will be fully competing. This has to be the greatest gift that Nuno and Fosun have given us.
Unfortunately I think this game may be just beyond us, though I do expect Raul to celebrate his new family member with at least one goal.
Wishlist for August. Chelsea win FA Cup. We beat Olympiakos and set up a lip smattering tie against Roma or Seville.
One more quality centre back as well as a young striker to take over from Raul for 20 mins. Then hang onto all the key players and commence the integration of Jordao.
That should make sure we continue the upward trajectory next season. Providing we don’t fall foul of the political Szechuan shenanigans.
Just loving this journey.
Note of caution. I happened to notice on one of the london social media news posts that there is good news for Chelsea ahead of the game. Stuart Attwell is referee and Chelsea have never lost under him.God knows who is on VAR. Probably Peter Osgood.
To quote a certain Portuguese manager I’m quite fond of “Chelsea will be tough. They’re a good team, it will be very tough”.
Donk has rightly become Nuno’s house pet and I’d expect to see him in a packed midfield taking the sting out of Chelsea attacks. it would surprise me if we didn’t soak them up for the first hour before “Releasing Hell” for the last thirty minutes. They’re too good not to score but we don’t concede many either and I can’t see their dodgy defence keeping us out all afternoon.
Goals but not a fest
I’ve also heard Chelsea had a deal to pay £1 for every goal scored past their keeper during his career. This might explain the rather large fee!
This seems to be one of those games where anything could happen. The last day of the season normally brings something unusual / unexpected. Add this in to a fixture which down the years has ended with everything from high scoring wins for both sides to what seems like a higher than usual proportion of draws and trying to pick a score becomes even more difficult than normal.
It would be good to see Raul get the match ball as a present for Arya, and it could even happen, a hat-trick would round off nicely another great season on his part, and it’s not difficult to see Diogo getting his shooting boots back on ready for the EL which he seems to like. Having got one goal DP will want some more, and PN is, I’m sure itching to get back amongst things. While Adama has put in some great assists recently, his shooting has been a bit off so he might hit the target at least once on Sunday. Having said that, Chelsea have some fine players as well, so who knows?
I think both sides will score – probably more than once – and I hope we can shade it . Us to win by the odd goal in seven as the papers have it.
As others have said, whatever the result it’s been a great season – and it’s not finished yet.
COYW
Always been a fan of Kovacic who seems to run the show for Chelski. Cut out the supply from him and we’ll be in with a shout. A job for the Donk maybe.
RIP Peter Green.
One of the great British Blues men.
Saw the original Fleetwood Mac at The Club Lafayette in Wolverhampton – twice if I remember rightly.
Great gigs.
I expect Mrs Twixfix was there too.
Yes she was…..
I’ve just given her a Johny Depp and she’s finally confessed to going to the Lafayette on Thursday nights…. whilst I was brain busting in block C over the road…..!!
Are you sure you didn’t dance with her…. I’ve often wondered what she got up to on a Thursday night…
…’ washing my hair’ was her stopping in reason… yeah…!!
I used to go to the Laff as well………
Just sayin’
And you know with my good looks, I “danced” with a lot of girls.
Bet you were one of the many lads who were at the bar all night then when they played Jonny Nash I can see clearly now near the end asked a girl to dance so you could take her to snow hill fish bar for battered mushrooms and chips Those were the days !!!!
I saw him do a gig with John Mayall a few years ago. Awestruck at being in the presence of an absolute legend.
RIP Peter.
What a way to end a season. Two pretty evenly matched teams that both have something to play for. Wolves eek out a close, hard fought victory. Let’s go Wolves!
What a strange stop-start, but superb, PL campaign it has been. Whatever happens at Stamford Bridge tomorrow the boys in old gold and black have done us proud.
I do share the concerns expressed here by some at the current state of Anglo-Chinese relations and how it might affect Wolves going forward. I am appreciative of the contribution Fosun has made to both the club and the local community. Perhaps it is best to just enjoy the here and now and keep our fingers crossed for the future.
I hope the game tomorrow lives up to its promise but it might be a cagey affair, particularly in the first half. I’m just going to sit back and enjoy.
Wolves will know what is riding on this match! Wolves to win!
I suspect our place in EU next season will not be confirmed this weekend, leaving more questions, permutations and twists in the road to come.
A (Stamford) bridge too far today I fear. Would dearly love a win, just to wipe the smug look off my daughters boyfriends face.
Don’t you have any control over your daughter, Adrian?
Doing the rounds on Wolves social media is a league table produced in yesterday’s Daily Mail showing Wolves the biggest VAR losers. The table shows Wolves 3rd on 66 points already in the champions league. So had this season been last season without VAR it shows where we might have been and how much we have been screwed over by it.
And dont expect any favours from it today either………
I’ve said it before cheesy it seems like that bunch running the premier league are using var to manipulate results and ultimately put in place the clubs who will bring them the biggest tv revenue… its becoming obvious.
But as with the sepp blatter debacle you try and prove it even if its as plain as the nose on your face.
Are manc u really a better side than us are they b###s but look at the help they have had from var without it they would be no where and we cant have that can we.
Lets see if var helps them out against leicester i hope the foxes stuff em
They, along with a small clique of other clubs are the worlds biggest tv draws no argument so who would you want in the champs league if you were running the show ?
One thing is we dont seem to hear the same level of controversy from other euro country’s .. why ?
Could it be that that the standard of their leagues almost guarantees the same big sides make it every year ?
The big six are being broken up here thats a fact .
The cyclical nature of football will always throw up new winners sooner or later thats why some at the top want to seal off the prem from outsiders and if they dont get their way they will form a euro super league and all of this will be driven by tv revenue.
Oh for the good old days … kenneth wolstenholme, saturday footy, 3 o clock kick offs, the north bank full , the westlers water burgers,that unforgettable smell as you walked up to the ground we had it the best us old farts of that i am convinced.
I can accept change for the better but the way this is panning out I’m not convinced about so i have taken on an allotment for when i throw the towel in with it all .
lets hope wolves dont get left behind stick your elbows out nuno and smash em out the road…
Earlier in this section there is reference to Conor Cody teaching English.
For those who are not aware, Google “The Tipton Twins “ who are 97 and we’re interviewed by Dan Walker this week.
hope we go out on a high , be good to beat them so am going for a goals galore 3-2
thanks Bens and Paddy for your efforts over the season , be back for September
Cheers all
Whatever happens today I’m proud of the lads for what we’ve achieved this season. To finish where we have for the last 2 years has been amazing & long may it continue.
Would love a win to finish off, not sure it’ll happen but then again, why not.
COYW
I’m proud too Border – fantastic achievement.
Many thanks to Ben and Thomas for keeping this blog going and to Paddy and Rasmin too – great work guys.
COMBs!
It’s a total guess …
And fingers crossed that Palace show some backbone.
This is surely one of the hardest games to predict from the whole season. The result could be anything. Chelsea are fighting for a CL position and we are fighting for a 6th. Most pundits here think Wolves will win – but that could be heart over head. Other pundits have tipped Chelsea. With the prediction table as it stands I can only go one way (sorry Iceni, but having scored a goal in the last minute, I have to defend – I’m sure you understand).
Heart says WOLVES, head says Chelsea, so if we win, I will be happy, if it’s a draw, I will be happy, if Chelsea win I will be joint top of prediction league, if they win 2-1 I will win said league…it’s all ifs and buts…only two can win it now. Hard luck Icini.
Nuno is the master tactician.
Chelsea will change to a 3-4-3 to combat the way Wolves play, Nuno knows that and will alter the style to suit this.
In the first half / start of the second half Nuno will play a containment game.
On the 70th minute Nuno will unleash the Adama and the Netto and Wolves will score twice.
Amended prediction (as agreed with Thomas)… and just to make it interesting …
Submitted before kick-off of course.
What exactly are the rules regarding changing predictions ?
Luckily the change did not affect the final table, however had Wolves won, you would have been declared the winner of the prediction league – to everyone’s surprise, as your corrected prediction was not published.
To allow a change at the final stage of the comp is wrong in my opinion. You obviously changed the prediction after I predicted the same score as you. That should not have been allowed.
My suggestion to admin is that in future, on the last game of the season, all predictions from possible winners of the competition are kept blind until all of the predictions are received and then published just before the game starts. Certainly not allow just one person to change his prediction “just to make it interesting”.
It was a very interesting competition but it could have turned out embarrassing right at the end. I would be interested to hear from Admin regarding this point.
vicsmith, as we finished joint top, any idea what happens now ?
Hi , I guess we can share the car. You drive it for the first 6 months, then pass it on to me (in Oz). 🙂
I guess we shall just stand on the top podium together and shake hands.
By the way well done to you.
Well done to you also. Iceni Wolf didn’t lose out in the end, a third of nothing is nothing. I enjoyed the cut and thrust of battle and it made the PREDICTION LEAGUE exciting right up to the end.
P.S. Is the car right or left hand drive ?
It’s a smart car – so I assume it’s ambidextrous.
Looking forward to another battle next season. Well Done to Thomas for organising and to all the participants. May it grow stronger.
If you had to give a tip to everyone what would it be ??
My tip would be, use your head a lot more than your heart !
This is just getting ridiculous now… Stuart Atwell is trying so do hard to give the decisions to Chelsea and he’s now succeeded with a non challenging free kick from which they scored…
DISGUSTED
see what i said about getting so bloody obvious they want sperms in 6th to get the euro place why wasnt that free kick looked at by var they looked at raul supposedley elbowing rudiger its nothing short of a bloody fix the whole thing is a pissing fix
Cheated again for that first goal.
Never a free kick.
Where was VAR?
looking the other way !
My 4-2 is still on…….
Ok. Maybe not..
i mean lets be honest HOW THE HELL HAVE THOSE MANCS FINISHED 3RD FOR F###S SAKE !!!!!
WE KNOW HOW DONT WE ????????
When they
get given 16 penalties, that’s gotta help,
The mighty corrupt powers that be.
Need Chelsea to cheat Arsenal in the cup like they did us, then we will be in Europe again next season!
What a day for the lads to decide to just not turn up.
Second half is up there with the most boring we’ve seen since Nuno took over.
Referee kicked the stuffing out of them in the first half.
Cheating officials, they make me sick.
Unbelievable. Since the restart in mid June it is almost like there is an agenda to get Manure in to the champions league. As for Wolves today. The stuffing was knocked out of us by that free kick to Chelsea. Looking at that decision. Very debatable. But we can’t do anything about it now. It is what it is. We didn’t do much second half. But after the start we made to the season which was slow. The rubbish referees. The Europa league. To finish 7th is well done. We go again in the Europa. I think VAR is out of Stockley Park hands. We might. Just might. Get a chance if we play Manure in the semi final. We deserve a break. Big style. May be it will come in August.
Massively disappointed not just with today but the last 3 games we had it all with in our reach and blew it, not just Europa and for all those who say well this time five years ago………seriously I am not in the mood in fact I am going to keep my power dry until I have calmed down.
Gutted beyond belief…….we might never ever get so close…….Jesus Christ…!
That “game” proves we need new blood.
Coady, is beginning to look like Ward under McDickwadhead, undroppable.
Saiss has got to go, and there are several others who need a spell in the stiffs.
On the beach with several other clubs already, never looked like even getting in their box much, and only one shot on target.
Pathetic.
Yes, the free kick was an atwell travesty, not even a var look, but we gifted them the second, and could have let in more.
No bottle after half time, a stroll in the park for lamplight and his ponces.
Disgusted.
Olympiakos must be rubbing their hands with glee.
On the money Clive, I am disappointed too but ultimately the table does not lie despite the unfairness of VAR. We ain’t nearly good enough for the CL yet, no point deluding ourselves. Regroup for the EL but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
I think Clive is right. There is a danger we may stand still. Over to you Fosun. Nuno. New blood and how and where deployed is essential
We obviously need new blood.
I don’t agree about Coady though.
I think he has been consistently good this season and his long passes to Adama and the Doc have been one of our important weapons in attack.
I think we would all have been happy with seventh place at the start of the season, considering our small squad and European travels.
Just so sad to end with such a poor performance.